banycat
After the explosion, everyone thinks Jinx is dead.
Only one person sees her as something worth saving.
Surviving the fall of the Hex Tower leaves Jinx alive-but lost, hunted, and more broken than ever. She ends up on the borders of Demacia, where Luxanna Crownguard is sent to investigate rumors of a dangerous fugitive from Zaun.
Instead of turning her in, Lux makes a reckless choice: she hides Jinx in an abandoned tower outside the city and starts teaching her how to survive without war, without Silco, without Piltover.
But keeping a fugitive secret in a kingdom that hunts mages and outsiders is a death sentence-for both of them.
Between midnight raids, Mageseeker patrols, and the ghosts of their pasts, Jinx and Lux form a fragile bond built on lies, light, and the quiet promise that maybe, just maybe, they don't have to be alone anymore.
In a world that wants them apart, how far will they go to stay together?
[Arcane S2 AU / post-canon divergence]
[Slow-burn GL romance - hurt/comfort - found family - political intrigue - action & angst]
Jinx and Lux are owned by Riot Games. This is a fan work.